The Parsonage
Built around 1910 in Norcross's railroad-era historic district, this white frame house became a Catholic rectory in the 1960s, then served in the 1970s as the parsonage for an Episcopal congregation worshipping in the old Methodist church nearby. It sat empty after the 1980s, used for city storage and eventually slated for demolition.
Local lore holds that a playful child spirit named Annalisa lingers here, said to have died young of a fever, and visitors report an upstairs bedroom door opening and shutting on its own. During a 2009 EVP workshop tied to the Norcross ghost tour, an investigator asked the spirit her name aloud, and "Annalisa" was reportedly captured on the recording.
The tale is now a fixture of the town's ghost walk and of local historian Sally Toole's book on Norcross's hauntings.
📍 Old parsonage near the community center, Norcross Historic District, Norcross, GA · Get directions